perish

Definition of perish in English English dictionary: To die; to cease to live
the ship struck upon a sand, and ... the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.; To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear; {v} to decay, die, go to ruin, be destroyed; If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless. Their tyres are slowly perishing. = disintegrate + perished per·ished tattered pieces of ancient, perished leather; To cause perish; pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; To die; {f} be destroyed; die; expire; wither, wilt; spoil; To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away; If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident. Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn
perish the thought: May the thought perish; said of an idea which is not to be desired
perish by the sword: die in battle, die fighting
perish in the holocaust: be killed in the Holocaust, be murdered in the Holocaust
perish the thought!: god forbid!, heavens no!
perishable: That which perishes or is short-lived
perishable: Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay
perishable: food that does not keep for long
perished: Simple past tense and past participle of perish
perishing: Present participle of perish
perishable: {a} liable to perish, subject to decay
To perish: perisse
perishable: liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit
perishable: {i} product which can rot or spoil (fruit, food etc.)
perishable: Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies
perishable: liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"
perishable: That which is perishable or short-lived
perishable: {s} expendable; spoils rapidly; likely to spoil; mortal
perishable: Goods such as food that are perishable go bad after quite a short length of time. perishable food like fruit, vegetables and meat. food that is perishable is likely to decay quickly
perishable: Perishable food
perished: 1. If someone is perished, they are extremely cold. I was absolutely perished see also perish. feeling very cold
perished: past of perish
perishes: third-person singular of perish
perishing: {s} dying, passing away; damned, cursed (Slang)

perish

Hyphenation

per·ish

Turkish pronunciation

perîş

Synonyms

decease, pass away, be destroyed, be killed, be lost, bite the dust, break down, buy the farm, cease, check out, collapse, corrupt, croak, crumble, decompose

Antonyms

give birth, revive

Pronunciation

/ˈperəsʜ/ /ˈpɛrɪʃ/

Etymology

() Middle English perishen Old French periss-, stem of certain parts of perir Latin perire (“to pass away, perish”) per (“through”) + ire (“to go”); see iter.